Crosscut-saw.



WJMM- No. 869,182. PATENTED 00122.1901.

J. v. HOTGHKISS.

GBOSSGUT SAW; APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29. 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH VJHOTOHKIS S, OF WEBSTER OITY, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHRISTIAN F. W. BUENTE, OF WEBSTER CITY, IOWA.

CROSSCUT-SAW.

No. 869,182. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 22, 1907.

Application filed January 29. 1907- Se ia NO- 354.709-

To all whom it may concern: remove the sawdust and chips from the kerf. The Be it known that I, Josnrn V. Ho'roiiKIss, a citizen outer edges 8 of the combined teeth 3 at opposite sides oi oi the United States, residing at Webster City, in the the notches 6 incline in opposite directions and connect county of Hamilton and State of Iowa, have invented with the inner ends of the cutting teeth and said incertain new and useful Improvements in 'Orosscutclined outer edges are beveled in relatively reverse di- Saws; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear rections and form the cutting portions of said combined and exact description oi the invention such as will enteeth.

able others skilled in the art to which it appertains to A saw having teeth formed and arranged as herein make and use the same. shown and described may be easily kept in order and 10 This invention relates to improvements in cross cut will be found to wear less and to work more easily besaws. cause of the iact that the cutting is done on the sides of The object of the invention is to provide a saw of this the keri by the inclined oppositely-beveled edges of character the teeth of which are so formed and arranged both the cutting teeth 2 and the combined teeth 3 Wh ile that the saw may be run easily and rapidly and wherethe bottom of the keri is raked out by the raking portion 1 5 by a smooth clean kerf will be formed. of said combined teeth 3 which also keep the keri clean A further object is to provide a cross cut saw which and free from accumulations of sawdust. may be easily kept in order, the teeth being so con- I From the foregoing description, taken in connection structed and arranged that the wear on the same is rewith the accompanying drawings, the construction and duced to a minimum. operation of the invention will be readily understood 20 With the above and other objects in view, the invenwithout requiring a'more extended explanation. tion consists oi certain novel features oi construction, Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor combination and arrangement of parts, as will be heredetails of construction may be resorted to without deinal'ter described and claimed. parting from the principle or sacrificing any of the ad- In the accompanying drawings:Figure l is a side vantages of this invention, as defined by the appended 25 view of one side of a portion of the saw; and Fig. 2 is a claims.

similar view of the opposite 1 Having thus described my invention what I claim as Referr ng more particularly to the drawing 1 new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:- notes a section of the saw blade, to the ends or which are 1. A saw 1)] ade h {Wing obtuse angular cutting teeth adapted to be applied the usual or any desired form of arranged in pairs and having all the sides thereof slanting 30 handle (not shown), in one direction, of a greater slant than the sides slanting 85 One edge of the Saw blade is provided with aseries of in the other direction, and pairs of oppositely disposed 1 1 d 1 V d t combined cutting and raking teeth alternating with said test W 1101 me so Consuucte anc anange as 0 pairs of cutting teeth separated from each other by relagreatly facilitate the operation of the saw. The teeth, tive1y deep notches, the Sides f Said notches bein .di

as here shown consist of; a series of cutting teeth 2 and a posed perpendicularly to the axial line of the s blade 5 series of Combined mkel. and Cutting teeth The and also perpendicular to the flat faces 01 said saw blade, 1 2 a db t 7 u d t p the cutting edges of the combined cutting and raking teeth gutting mmnbe e w 18 com me Cu being laterally beveled in relatively reverse directions and 2; and mklng teeth 1 there 2; Preferably two the cutting edges of the cutting teeth being also laterally ting teeth between each two of the combined teeth, as beveled in relatively rever e directions shown. The cutting teeth 2 are in the form of an obtuse A Saw blade havmg Qbtuse angular l teeth 40 01 u I T .1 1 4 f 1 1 t1 1 13; m inged in pairs and having all of the sides thereof 1e 9 an ec be 0 W NC 118 le S 9 slanting in one direction, of a greater slant than the sides abrupt while the rear edge 5 has a gradual inclination. slanting in the Opposite direction, pairs of combined The edges of the teeth 2 in each pair are beveled in opcutting and raking teeth alternating with said pairs of posite directions so that when the saw is operated one l teethillhe 9x13611116 tf l s t lf or E V v {UK opposite s ant. an re a we y eep no .0 es separa 111g tooth 0i each paii WlllC-llhODG side oi the hell while the the teeth of Said pairs of Combined cutting and raking 45 other tooth or each P W111 Cut the Opposite slde of the teeth, the side faces thereof being perpendicular to both keri, as will be understood. the axial line of the saw blade and the flat faces thereof,

The combined cutting and raking teeth 3 are arranged the Cutting edgeg 0f the comhiiledlcfltting g l g bein latcrallv beveled in re a'ive y reverse irec ions an between the pairs of cutting teeth 2 as shown. The inl the ed es of the cutting teeth D8111 also laterally beveled ner edges of said teeth 3 are square or at right angles to in remafively reverse difectioni a 50 tlielength oi the saw and are formed by providingarec- In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand in tangular recess or notch 6111 the saw blade between the presence of two Subscribing witnesses,

teeth. The inner edges of the teeth 3 formed by the JOSEPH v HOTCHKISS side walls of the notches 6 constitute the raking portions Witnesses of said teeth and the points '7 of said inner edges of these 11 R,

55 teeth, rake out and form the bottom of the hen"; and also WM. SARGENT. 

